Archive for February, 2009
Diesel Fuel for Life Unlimited Launch
Posted by roanne in Diesel, Events, Fragrances on February 25, 2009
Diesel Fuel For Life Unlimited Review Here 
Last night was fun and ecstatic as I went to Diesel Fuel for Life Unlimited Perfume Launch at 360 Lounge in A-Venue, Makati City. The event was emblazoned with scintillating dark garb, fishnet hosieries, strings of pearls, curly locks and headdresses, as everyone looked so fabulous in their roaring 20′s. [1920's] era encapsulates the upheaval of femininity and women’s emancipation from absolute conservatism and stern standards, perfectly representing the perfume.
Good thing I had one person to tag along with–my mom. She eagerly joined me all night long. I also met beauty bloggers amidst the event, Shen and Jaime. I had a chance to meet Jannie Villacorta of L’Oreal (hostess of the event) and gamely posed before the camera. I enjoyed guzzling shots of Margarita, Kamikaze and Mango with Tapioca, and listening to the lovely swing music played by The Executives. The actual night wasn’t complete without the sensuous pole dancing by the Pole Association of the Philippines.
Oh, I also met Tessa Dragon of L’Oreal and Lev Rodriguez of Rodriguez de Alba at the end of the event.
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The (Not-So) Arduous Passport Application
Posted by roanne in Personal Moods on February 23, 2009
At last, I’m finally set–well, almost! I just applied for a new Philippine Passport last week. Passport application wasn’t so hard on my part, but getting the requirements needed (stressing the NBI Clearancehere) was. 
In hindsight, I believe it took me almost a month to do the whole process. It was supposed to be a bit easy, but going from place to place, coupled with queuing amidst long lines made it arduous on my part.
Getting an NSO-certified birth certificate is easy as pie. All I did was to simply call the hotline and request for a certified copy of my birth certificate, paid it via bank, and then wait for it to be delivered. As far as I remember, it took like a couple of days before it got delivered.
Getting an NBI clearance was a bit of hellish for me. My name has a dash (-) in it, which is considered a special character. Whenever a name has a special character in it, it is always, and will be, considered a “hit”. For those people like me who used to apply one in selected satellite offices, it’d take some time before it is released–say two grueling weeks! That’s why, it took me some time before I finally got mine. Lesson learned: keep in mind to get it at the main office in Carriedo. It’s much quicker there–like less than an hour and it’s done–with or without hits!
Finally, passport application processing within a day takes a toll in time (and effort). Only the first 500 applicants are entertained to do everything in one sweep within the day. It’s recommended to go to the DFA office as early as 4:00 am (up to 5am tops) should you want to be included in that first 500. This is something I can hardly do, considering my mid-shift schedule. 
Since I got there half-day, the latter part of the process was scheduled after two days. The latter requires personal appearance, then payment and encoding follows. I opted for expedite processing, which is way quicker. And so, after buckets of sweat and miles of traveling (and trudging), my passport is set to be released after a week!
Erm, so next in line is the Visa Application (Shengen). Ha-ha, to think this kind of adventure ain’t over yet!
Vanity Reads for Feb 15-21
Posted by roanne in Cetaphil, L'Oreal, Product Reviews, Skin Care on February 19, 2009
I’m kinda busy processing stuff right now, to the point that my daily life’s not worth a blog post. Ha-ha. 
On the other hand, I did post on my vanity blog. Feel free to check ‘em out.
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